Matthew 25:21

Faithfulness and loyalty Serving others Joy

¹⁹ After a long time the master of those servants returned to settle accounts with them.

²⁰ The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

²² The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’

²³ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
KJV: His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
WEB: “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
ASV: His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
DARBY: His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.
BLB: His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

ÅB: Herren hans sa til ham: ‘Godt gjort, gode og trofaste tjener! Du har vært trofast over lite, så jeg vil sette deg over mye. Gå inn til din herres glede!’
OTB: Hans herre svarte: 'Godt gjort, gode og tro tjener. Du har vært tro med noen få ting; jeg vil sette deg over mange ting. Gå inn til din herres glede.'
B1930: Hans herre sa til ham: Vel, du gode og tro tjener! du har vært tro over lite, jeg vil sette dig over meget; gå inn til din herres glede!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 25:23
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
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Luke 16:10
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
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John 12:26
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
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2 Timothy 2:12
if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
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Revelation 3:21
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
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John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
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John 17:24
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
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1 Peter 1:7–8
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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